On which items have prices increased the most in the past year?
Question 5 options:
Gas & Alcohol
Gas & Shelter
Food & Alcohol
Food & Shelter
Consumer Price Index and major components, Canada Not seasonally adjusted
Source(s): CANSIM tables
Relative importance
December 2017
November December Nov-Dec 2018 2018 2018
December 2017 to December 2018
%
(2002=100)
(2002=100)
(2002=100)
% change
% change
All-items
100.00
130.8
133.5
133.4
0.1
odd
16.23
143.4
146.1
147.5
1.0
2.9
Shelter
27.15
139.2
142.3
142.3
0.0
2.2
Household operations, furnishings and equipment
12.97
120.9
123.8
123.4
-0.3
2.1
Clothing and footwear
5.44
92.4
95.9
92.6
3.4
0.2
Transportation
19.70
135.7
137.1
138.0
0.7
1.7
Health and personal care
5.00
124.4
125.1
125.6
0.4
1.0
Recreation, education and reading
10.89
111.2
114.3
112.9
-1.2
1.5
Alcoholic beverages and
2.63
162.2
169.9
169.3
0.4
4.4
Special aggregates
All-items excluding energy Energy
92.94
128.7
131.6
131.9
0.2
2.5
7.06
155.8
155.8
150.1
-3.7
-3.7
Gasoline
3.37
161.7
168.9
174.3
3.2
7.8
All-items excluding food and energy Goods
76.71
125.6
128.4
128.5
0.1
2.3
45.32
119.4
120.5
119.6
-0.7
0.2
Services
54.68
142.3
146.6
147.3
0.5
3.5